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TO THE CHRISTIAN PUBLIC.
dom, is erected the mysterious doctrine of three Gods in
•one Godhead, the origin of Mohummudanism, and the
stumbling-block to the conversion of the more enlight-
ened amongst the Hindoos.
To impress more strongly on the minds of those for
whom this compilation was intended, the doctrines
taught by Jesus, the Compiler thought the varied repeti-
tation of them by different but concurring reporters
highly advantageous, as showing clearly that those doc-
trines were neither misrepresented nor misconceived by
any of those Evangelists.
6. Nor is the conduct of the Compiler in select-
ing certain passages of the Scriptures for certain
purposes singular.; for we see very often extracts from
the Bible, published by the learned men of every sect of
Christians, with a view to the maintenance of particular
doctrines. Christian churches have selected passages
from the Bible, which they conceive particularly ex-
cellent, and well adapted for the constant perusal and
study of the people of their respective churches ; and
besides, it is the continual practice of every'-Christian
teacher to choose from the whole Scriptures such text as
he deems most important, for the purposes of illustrating
them, and impressing them on the minds of his hearers.
Nor will those teachers, if questioned as to their object
in such selection, hesitate to assign as their motive the
very reason adopted by the Compiler as his—the superior
importance of the parts so selected. Whether or not he
has erred in his judgment on that point, must be deter-
mined by those who will candidly peruse and consider
the arguments already advanced on the subject, talways
bearing in mind the lesson practically taught by the
dom, is erected the mysterious doctrine of three Gods in
•one Godhead, the origin of Mohummudanism, and the
stumbling-block to the conversion of the more enlight-
ened amongst the Hindoos.
To impress more strongly on the minds of those for
whom this compilation was intended, the doctrines
taught by Jesus, the Compiler thought the varied repeti-
tation of them by different but concurring reporters
highly advantageous, as showing clearly that those doc-
trines were neither misrepresented nor misconceived by
any of those Evangelists.
6. Nor is the conduct of the Compiler in select-
ing certain passages of the Scriptures for certain
purposes singular.; for we see very often extracts from
the Bible, published by the learned men of every sect of
Christians, with a view to the maintenance of particular
doctrines. Christian churches have selected passages
from the Bible, which they conceive particularly ex-
cellent, and well adapted for the constant perusal and
study of the people of their respective churches ; and
besides, it is the continual practice of every'-Christian
teacher to choose from the whole Scriptures such text as
he deems most important, for the purposes of illustrating
them, and impressing them on the minds of his hearers.
Nor will those teachers, if questioned as to their object
in such selection, hesitate to assign as their motive the
very reason adopted by the Compiler as his—the superior
importance of the parts so selected. Whether or not he
has erred in his judgment on that point, must be deter-
mined by those who will candidly peruse and consider
the arguments already advanced on the subject, talways
bearing in mind the lesson practically taught by the